Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

By Elgin History Museum

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A captivating podcast dedicated to unveiling the rich and diverse history of Elgin, Illinois. Each episode brings to life fascinating stories and lesser-known anecdotes from Elgin’s past. Whether you’re a history buff or simply curious about local heritage, this podcast offers an immersive journey into the events, people, and places that have shaped Elgin over the years.

Episode Date
Fringe benefits for watch factory workers comparable to the workplaces of today
Jul 11, 2025
Elginites flocked to "act" in movie produced in the 1920s
Jul 08, 2025
Good ol' days often saw bloody 4th of July
Jul 04, 2025
The century from Elgin's first "agency" to the new auto row
Jul 01, 2025
Elgin's name goes way back in history of Scotland
Jun 27, 2025
Elgin dairy firm found a better butter
Jun 24, 2025
Abbott designations varied since 1932
Jun 20, 2025
The blushing tale of Elgin American compacts
Jun 17, 2025
Pinkerton Mysteries
Jun 13, 2025
Lords Park Zoo is over 100 years old
Jun 10, 2025
The big mailer transformed our city
Jun 06, 2025
Sears Gallery, a highlight for art lovers
Jun 03, 2025
Trout Park a "public disgrace" in 1889
May 30, 2025
May Happenings, Sears mowers on sale for less than $10 in 1941
May 27, 2025
Spring thaw in 1881 led to big flood
May 23, 2025
Laundry served Elgin before automatic washers
May 20, 2025
The crazy trials and escapes of John Henry Wells
May 16, 2025
Elgin claims two "Lady Elgins" as her own
May 13, 2025
In memoriam of a good Civil War deed
May 09, 2025
Elgin women took matters into their own hands
May 06, 2025
It took 30 years, but Elgin got its bypass
May 02, 2025
Visitor mined Elgin pockets
Apr 29, 2025
Elginites had no mercy for grave robbers
Apr 25, 2025
Elginites gave their lives in WWII "Victory at Sea"
Apr 22, 2025
Home took a dunking in 1889 move off of river's Goff Island
Apr 18, 2025
Elgin Eagle beer once the brew of choice
Apr 15, 2025
1878 horse car line a mass transit flop
Apr 11, 2025
Fair share of passing fads caught Elgin's fancy
Apr 08, 2025
Elgin airmen lost to dangers overhead
Apr 04, 2025
Road shows brought first movies to Elgin
Apr 01, 2025
Happenings from Marches past
Mar 28, 2025
Lois Hillis had one really big fan named Abraham
Mar 25, 2025
Elgin Women's Hall of Fame would be full in Elgin
Mar 21, 2025
Elgin watches part of historic moments
Mar 18, 2025
The day the city standpipe came crashing down
Mar 14, 2025
Anchor recalls South Elginite who never returned
Mar 11, 2025
Working girls get their own piece of the pie
Mar 07, 2025
Alice Byrd Potter, woman driver
Mar 04, 2025
Being Black in Nazi Germany, Elgin
Feb 28, 2025
When Gromer's closed, a part of Elgin did too
Feb 25, 2025
Just how cold was it, anyway?
Feb 21, 2025
Elgin homes open door to history
Feb 18, 2025
Elgin history isn't kind to Black residents
Feb 14, 2025
Unusual snippets about Elgin schools
Feb 11, 2025
Happenings of Februarys past
Feb 07, 2025
Elgin's thriving cattle trade
Feb 04, 2025
Elgin folks reached out to help Chicago fire victims
Jan 31, 2025
Prominent chemist lived in Elgin
Jan 28, 2025
First "settler" in Elgin was unsteady toddler
Jan 25, 2025
Nuptial pact made headlines
Jan 21, 2025
Elgin's "Peach" was in a league of her own
Jan 17, 2025
Descendant tells of gold hoard
Jan 14, 2025
Old-time barns were for storing
Jan 14, 2025
Early gangs plagued Elgin
Jan 11, 2025
Roll out the red carpet for the major crime awards!
Jan 07, 2025
Footnotes to history had a local tie
Jan 03, 2025
Hot topic in December 1885? What else, weather
Dec 31, 2024
The team was the cat's meow but still nine lives short
Dec 27, 2024
Happenings from Decembers past
Dec 24, 2024
Christmas 1910 also had Santa and Dickens
Dec 20, 2024
Christmas trees lit up Elgin's past
Dec 17, 2024
Why is it called...?
Dec 13, 2024
Gifts may change, but not the spirit
Dec 10, 2024
Christmas 1903, when Santa did not upstage Turkey Day
Dec 06, 2024
LeeWards sews up business for over 74 years
Dec 03, 2024
"Underground Railway" has few connections in Elgin area
Nov 26, 2024
Clintonville name caused mix-ups for railroad and town
Nov 22, 2024
Piece of agricultural history still standing
Nov 19, 2024
Triple slaying by 14-year old in 1913
Nov 15, 2024
November happenings from years past
Nov 12, 2024
The coming of the railroad
Nov 08, 2024
Inventions could have made Elgin the world's "Tire Capital"
Nov 05, 2024
Elgin watch ads touted durability
Nov 01, 2024
A century ago, Elgin residents feared Halloween vandalism
Oct 29, 2024
Spook priestess haunted Elgin widow a century ago
Oct 25, 2024
October Happenings of the Past
Oct 22, 2024
Cupid's courier makes love pay
Oct 18, 2024
Elgin's bridge kept falling down, falling down.
Oct 15, 2024
Our animal friends
Oct 11, 2024
Almora's iron horse legacy
Oct 08, 2024
Elgin's notorious mayor was "hot copy" for city newsmen
Oct 04, 2024
Mark of the West on two local graves
Oct 01, 2024
Elgin's Bells
Sep 27, 2024
Taking a walk through Bluff City Cemetery
Sep 24, 2024
Whatever happened to the members of Elgin's Class of '77?
Sep 20, 2024
Illinois Park School has proud history
Sep 17, 2024
City's history rests beneath Bluff City trees
Sep 13, 2024
When roosters cackled and toilets stayed indoors
Sep 10, 2024
East side houses in Elgin conceal tidbits of history
Sep 06, 2024
Observatory still marks the passage of time
Sep 03, 2024
Elgin had a building boom a century ago
Aug 30, 2024
Elgin is a community of diverse housing
Aug 27, 2024
English watchmakers left housing legacy
Aug 23, 2024
Neighbors' fondness for old homes founds the GPA
Aug 20, 2024
Elgin's claim to a pollution -free car dies with a mysterious man
Aug 16, 2024
Life and Times of Charles F. Shaw Remembered
Aug 13, 2024
Revisit the Unusual Happenings at Our Lords Park
Aug 09, 2024
The Case of the Missing Elgin JFK Casket
Aug 06, 2024
Cats and Dogs Treated Differently Throughout City's History
Aug 02, 2024
The Last Leaf
Jul 29, 2024